CANBERRA (Reuters) – A British-Australian academic who spent two years detained in Iran said on Tuesday she was kept in solitary confinement for seven months, in what she described as “psychological torture” that left her contemplating suicide. I felt physical pain,” Moore-Gilbert told Sky News Australia. Moore-Gilbert, a specialist in Middle East politics at the University of Melbourne, said her mental health deteriorated after two weeks. I have nothing to lose’,” Moore-Gilbert told Sky News. Eventually she was released in a prisoner swap and back in Australia, Moore-Gilbert said she is focused on her recovery.

Source: Egypt Independent March 09, 2021 10:30 UTC